Clara Schumann

Musician + Pianist Composer

Female

BornSep 13, 1819

HometownLeipzig

DiedMay 20, 1896

Death PlaceFrankfurt

NationalityGerman

Other NamesSchumann, Clara J...

Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era. She exerted her influence over a 61-year concert career, changing the format and repertoire of the piano recital and the tastes of the listening public. Her husband was the composer Robert Schumann.… Read More

News + Updates

'1, which Clara Schumann aptly called “a gray pearl.” Hardy Rittner and his 1870 Streicher imbue this work with an especially pearly lambency. So while there is much to admire and enjoy here, Rittner's performances can't possibly be the last word in'

'(Cotter) 'Dara Birnbaum: Arabesque' (closes on Friday) This veteran media artist's latest show at the gallery explores the intertwined careers and divergent legacies of the husband-and-wife Romantic composers Robert and Clara Schumann'

'The fascinating story of Clara Schumann will be highlighted on Friday, Sept. 16, with the movie “Song of Love.” Katherine Hepburn won the Academy Award for best actress in her unforgettable performance as Clara Schumann, a world famous concert pianist'

'Continues until August 20 Clara/Clara, a show about the great pianist and wife of Robert Schumann at the new Vancouver Symphony School of Music, splits Clara Schumann (born Wieck) into the virtuoso musician and the later keeper of the flame who wore'

Timeline

CHILDHOOD

1819Birth
Clara Josephine Wieck was born in Leipzig on 13 September 1819 to Friedrich Wieck and Marianne Wieck (née Tromlitz).
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Marianne Tromlitz was a famous singer in Leipzig at the time and was singing solos on a weekly basis at the well-known Gewandhaus in Leipzig. The differences between her parents were irreconcilable, in large part due to her father's unyielding nature. Read Less